Mom and Dad Get-Away!

This post is a bit different because we want to show some pics of Mom and Dad's trip to San Francisco and Napa, CA! We flew into San Fran and spent a day walking the city.  We saw all the San Fran classics - the piers, Alcatrez, the steep streets and the Golden Gate Bridge.

On the way up to Napa, we stopped to see Muir Woods and the famous CA redwoods. It was gorgeous and incredibly scenic until the fog rolled in.

As soon as we arrived in Napa we went straight to our first winery, tasted their wines, gathered cheese and sandwiches and then had a picnic lunch on their grounds.  It was perfect!

We spent the next day on a wine tour at a variety of wonderful wineries. It was a fantastic experience and we can't wait to go back!

Well, we can't do a post without giving you a Katie update. She has been very happy and very busy!

Summer Fun

The summer is flying by and Katie is thoroughly enjoying it! Here are some great shots that show how much fun she is having. We'll start with the Sailor Girl. We had to put her in the sailor costume from Grandma Marti on the 4th of July. It's adorable!

Katie's teachers at school say she is the happiest child in the class and that she laughs and giggles all day long.  She has lots of fun at home too!

  Katie currently has a real obsession for corn on the cob.  She loves gnawing on it (even though she still doesn't have many teeth)!

Katie is also obsessed with walking the dogs when the leashes come out.  She really thinks she's in charge!

We've had some families over to barbecue this summer as well.  Katie absolutely LOVES having friends to play with in her yard!

She also loves to help Mom and Dad around the house. Here she is helping Daddy do his thing...

Katie also loves to hang with Nana Kat and Poppy Paul of course!

Here are some final shots of Katie in her favorite place - the backyard!